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Object Number
970-28-60/13245
Display Title
Plaster cast; impressions of seals.
Descriptions
Object Description
Plaster cast bearing the impression of ll seals used by merchants and tradesmen of Dilmun in their buisness transactions prior to 2300 B.C.
Inventory Description
Art 3-D, casting, cast with impressions of assorted seals, mended
Classification
- Casting
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Bahrain
Additional Geographic Terms
Persian Gulf
Materials
Plaster
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 9.3 x 1.3 cm (8 1/16 x 3 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-28-60/13245; Dilmun seal
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-15-60/15423 | Seal impressions |
Stamp
|
Hadhramaut
| |
| 50-15-60/15422 | Seal impressions |
Stamp
|
Hadhramaut
| |
| 88-51-10/50066 | Ivory carving (toggle?) in form of 2 seals |
Button
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 2004.24.15054 | Coins, figurine heads, seals |
Yemen
| ||
| 2004.24.15067 | Seals, ring, animal figurine, comb, and bronze ornaments |
Yemen
| ||
| 2004.24.19126 | Close-up of hair seal's head |
Alaska
| ||
| 2004.24.19127 | Close-up of hair seal's tail and hind fins |
Alaska
| ||
| 2004.24.19125 | Hair seal's head |
Alaska
| ||
| 2004.24.19128 | Skins of seals inflated with air |
Alaska
| ||
| 2004.24.15069 | Necklace, beads, seals |
Yemen
| ||
| 98-18-10/52072 | Stone club for killing seals |
Fishing and trapping
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 975-5-10/52689 | Carved wooden seals or walruses, painted flippers on underside |
Figurine
|
Canada?
|